Namco’s Ni No Kuni is this week’s best selling videogame. The game, which we talked about in some detail here, is a beautiful looking Level 5 developed role playing game with oodles of simply gorgeous Studio Ghibli animation thrown in.
“We expected good sales as the pre orders were close to shipment,” said Namco Bandai’s UK marketing director Lee Kirton. “In the end we have created a demand for this amazing game and have stock going out to channels this week.
“We have focused PR, marketing and the community has been brilliant. We have been solid with communication and reviews in the UK have been astonishing. We are very pleased, but ultimately it’s down to an incredible game from Level 5 and some strong communication from me and my team.”
Last week the game suffered from a broken download on the PlayStation Store, with many gamers frustrated at not being able to play the game despite several lengthy downloads. That issue is now fixed and the downloads (and pre-orders) are working fine.
Downloads aren’t counted in the official UK sales charts.

So... I am unable to play anymore At first I thought my controller had died but seems I've just been hit with a bug. I am unable to access the map/menu/magic and I need to to continue the story. I just loaded into the game and I'm $#@!ed. Restarted the game, restarted the system, restarted the controller and nothing seems to fix the issue. I'm going to delete the game data and reinstall but from the ONLY other person I've found that has this same issue it isn't going to help me either... Anyone have any idea because I am really enjoying this damn game.

How far are you? I do recall theres that one bug 45 mins or so in, saving before the wand quest (not sure if its been fixed, still working my through tales of graces f - 51 hours and counting, but im doing everything I possibly can as per usual rpg "rules" ><)

Originally Posted by Flaw3d Genius

Guys help me....

I hate Pokemon and all that $#@! im also not a fan of turn based battles....However i really want to pick this game up as love the graphics and animations...would i be wasting me time?

Try the demo, doesnt show you the capture aspect but it is two parts. First where you fight a boss and travel the world map a bit, the other shows how the party is another boss.

So I reached the seaside village last night (Think I'm close to getting the boat on the world map).

All my main Familiars are on their 2nd evolutions now and pretty high leveled. (Including Griffey and Flutterby)

Did anyone else get that DLC? Griffey is a complete powerhouse, especially after evolving. I gave him to Esther because she has an affinity with flying types..not sure what bonus that actually gives though.

Apparently only a small percentage of the stats carry over with the evolution. What I do is make sure they have all their techniques learnt, then I evolve them. Also Griffey is a very early peaker, his last technique is learnt at level 10 and he peaks at level 11 !!

Finally got my copy! Won't start playing it until tomorrow (work, personal work, life duties'n $#@!, etc.), but I'm really looking forward to it! On the POSSIBLY BAD side, my girlfriend is as excited to play this as I am, and as Jak and Daxter taught me, "playing together" often means sitting back and watching her play else I face the wrath of an enraged young woman demanding I let her play for just five more minutes before it being my turn.

I like JRPGs, but I didn't necessarily like the premise of this game, but I'm reconsidering on not buying it. Its proof that JRPGs can still do well this generation, so I might as well get it to support the genre.

How far are you? I do recall theres that one bug 45 mins or so in, saving before the wand quest (not sure if its been fixed, still working my through tales of graces f - 51 hours and counting, but im doing everything I possibly can as per usual rpg "rules" ><)

About 30 hours in. The issue is resolved though luckily... Turns out it's the controller after all but my controller is fine. It's literally just Ni No kuni that one of my controllers can't open the menu/map/spell list in but in everything else there is no issue. Not sure if resyncing the controller will make whatever the games having problems with go away but for now I just user my second controller when playing Ni No Kuni. I still find it rather odd though.

My current issue is a lot worse though... I want to play it now but my girlfriend is asleep still and she refuses to let me play it without her

if I am in the PS3 or 360 section I will NOT post about the competitor just to please people, if you want to know what I think about the competitor link me to a thread in the appropriate section

Lol bought another copy, liked it that much. Though whats with the two files ? Can PSN not do 20+ GB in one file O.o

Originally Posted by Minnzy

About 30 hours in. The issue is resolved though luckily... Turns out it's the controller after all but my controller is fine. It's literally just Ni No kuni that one of my controllers can't open the menu/map/spell list in but in everything else there is no issue. Not sure if resyncing the controller will make whatever the games having problems with go away but for now I just user my second controller when playing Ni No Kuni. I still find it rather odd though.

My current issue is a lot worse though... I want to play it now but my girlfriend is asleep still and she refuses to let me play it without her

Damn 30 hours in, thankfully you sorted that out. Seems like a rather strange thing though o.O

Right. Still really loving this game, but the first annoyances in the battle mechanics are starting to show themselves.

Either make the AI controlled characters more intelligent or give us a finer degree of control in their commands, because they tend to waste all of their MP in the first battle they come across.
The game has a "gambit" like system a la FFXII but is in no way as detailed or complex, meaning that any permanent commands you give them result in either them not using any abilities whatsoever or completely wasting their MP before it is actually needed, which causes a lot of sticky situations. The fact that you can't change these "gambits" outside of battle is also irritating.

Also, this problem is made worse by the fact that the MP of your allies aren't shown on the main battle screen. You have to either hover over them with a spell or otherwise to see it.

The battle system is probably already too tough for most kids (not because of it's complexity, its not that complex) so you might as well teach them a complex system like FFXII's gambit system so that they at least have a chance to survive.
It wouldn't need to be quite as complex but give us the options for sparse MP use and making their familiars actually physically move away from attacks, because they just seem to stand there and take sucker punches to the face.

It's unfortunate because everything else about this game is stellar (and absolutely still worth playing and completing, don't get me wrong!).

I remember someone mentioning a save-glitch early on in the game. Would someone tell me where exactly this is? I only play games in small bursts and am afraid to ruin my file.

In other news: Drippy talks too damn fast. Does he stay like this, or is it just because he had to cram all that exposition in during the "HEY OLLY-BOY STOP BEING EH CRY-BABY YOU FOCKIN CRY-BABY I DUN CARE IF YO MUTHER'S DEAD YOU FOCKIN CRY-BABY, CHEER UP, EH, SAVE ME WORLD, EH," scene?

I have a prediction on how the story is going to end based solely on something the mum says early on.

Near the beginning in Ding Dong Dell when Oliver goes to sleep in the inn while his clothes are being made, he has that dream were his mum tells him to find "him" someone who is important to both of them. I bet "him" is the other world version of Oliver, he's made up this whole thing in his mind to deal with the passing of his mum..which is why no one in the real world can see any magic. He won't be able to save his mum, but he will find himself and come to terms with his mother's death and be able to move on.

Just my speculation, but I still have a long way to go..

Just reached Drippy's home with all the fairies, which is awesome! Love the fairy version of all the shops